Prostate Biopsy Interpretation

Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, the Second Edition contains the most up-to-date information available on the classification, clinical features, prognosis, and evaluation of difficult and unusual prostatic lesions, as well as common problems encountered in prostate pathology. The addition of 97 new black and white and 39 new color photographs brings the total to nearly 300 richly detailed microphotographs of prostate specimens. New topics appearing in the Second Edition include diagnosis of adenosis on needle biopsy; Lupron treated prostate cancer; pseudosarcomatous fibromyxoid tumor; atypical stromal hyperplasia; non-specific granulomatous prostatitis on needle biopsy; multilocular cysts; paraganglia; mesonephric hyperplasia; partial atrophy; mucinous metaplasia; and neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer. There is greatly expanded coverage of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and its differential diagnosis; the diagnosis of limited adenocarcinoma on the needle biopsy, including false positives and false negatives; and the correlation of needle biopsy findings with radical prostatectomy. A methodical approach to the diagnosis of limited cancer is also presented.